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Language, cognition, and the brain : insights from sign language research / Karen Emmorey.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2002.Description: xvii, 383 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0805833986 (alk. paper)
  • 0805833994 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 419 EMM 21
LOC classification:
  • P117 .E46 2002
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Contents:
Preface. Introduction. The Structure of American Sign Language: Linguistic Universals and Modality Effects. The Confluence of Language and Space. Psycholinguistic Studies of Sign Perception, Online Processing, and Production. Sign Language Acquisition. The Critical Period Hypothesis and the Effects of Late Language Acquisition. Memory for Sign Language: Implications for the Structure of Working Memory. The Impact of Sign Language Use on Visuospatial Cognition. Sign Language and the Brain. Appendices: Handshapes in American Sign Language. Linguistic Distinctions Among Communication Forms in Nicaragua.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-362) and indexes.

Preface. Introduction. The Structure of American Sign Language: Linguistic Universals and Modality Effects. The Confluence of Language and Space. Psycholinguistic Studies of Sign Perception, Online Processing, and Production. Sign Language Acquisition. The Critical Period Hypothesis and the Effects of Late Language Acquisition. Memory for Sign Language: Implications for the Structure of Working Memory. The Impact of Sign Language Use on Visuospatial Cognition. Sign Language and the Brain. Appendices: Handshapes in American Sign Language. Linguistic Distinctions Among Communication Forms in Nicaragua.

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